Hi I am a beginner but want to really get into AS instead of
Motion Tweens. One thing I would like to do is:

I have a Photo on stage. I want another Photo to fade in,
while first one fades out. Then I have text fading in after a few
seconds. I may want more of these fades but 3 is enough for now. I
can do a basic Alpha fade in with one object but getting a few is
proving hard. Doing it with tweens is simple enough but file sizes
go up. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

You might want to download the Movieclip Tweening Prototypes
from the Exchange. It will give you some shortcuts that will
simplify your code...maybe make it a little easier to do what
you're trying to do.

Yes, its an extension for Flash...loads in some AS classes
that you can call directly in your AS, saves a few lines of code
for you. Here's the direct link to the developer's site. Make sure
you read the directions on importing the class before using it.